radio reception is spotty, shotty, and weak.

[nehope]

As usual you guys give excellent advice! Bought some lock-tite this weekend and my antenna is now secure! Got the blue because the guy at Ace said the red was for when you didn't want it to come loose ever again!

Thanks! [^]

[CREWZIN]

quote:Originally posted by nehope

Got the blue because the guy at Ace said the red was for when you didn't want it to come loose ever again!
Thanks! [^]

Had two cars shows this past weekend. At the second show while cleaning the car the lense fell out of my glasses (luckaly no damage). The screw had worked it's way loose. Bought an eyeglass repair kit at Walgreens to fix it up and when I got home I unscrewed both little screws and covered them with my RED Loctite...they'll never come loose again.

[bigdogdad]

I stand corrected, once again. But, for the curious among us, read on, this info comes from mechanic.


"First off, there are three standard Loctite grades that most automotive and motorcycle assemblers use. The first grade is coded Blue Removable No.242 which is applied to fasteners that you may want to unscrew with minimal hassle. Most mechanics just call it Blue Loctite, and I've had one or two guys who have worked at Surgical Steeds, who will remain nameless, call it "Berry". The second grade is coded Red High-Strength No.271 which is applied to fasteners that you don't want to take apart for a long time. When you do want to remove a fastener that has been treated with Red, or "Cherry" Loctite, you may have to use heat from a torch or iron to loosen its grip. Then we get to the third grade, which is dyed Green and is used on fasteners or studs that you don't want to ever remove, like cylinder studs or exhaust studs. Green is not used commonly on fasteners that the everyday motorcycle technician uses unless they are building motors or transmissions. The average consumer or weekend wrench won't need a tube of Green Loctite in their toolbox. Even the guys around the shop haven't found a goofy name for the green stuff."

[Red GT]

I have a 6" chrome shorty antenna. Works fine in the city (Phoenix). But, not outside the city. But, I really don't care though. I only listen to CDs anyway. nehope: I've had my shorty antenna on since my car was about a month old (May of '03) and it's just as tight as the day it was installed. Got mine from stortyantennas.com
I had my dealer install mine.